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1 kveikur
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2 kveykr
m. [Engl. wick; Swed. veke; Dan. væge], a wick, of a lamp, Fb. iii. 508, freq. -
3 rak
I)n. wick of a candle.pl. rök, n. rakings of hay.from reka.* * *n. the rakings of hay in a field: en kona tók rökin, Grett. 109 new Ed., freq. in mod. usage, but only in plur.II. the wick in a lamp, Mar. 673. -
4 blaka
* * *I)(að and -ta), v.1) to flutter, wave (of the leaves of a tree);2) with dat., blaka vængjunum, to flap the wings;3) with acc., blaka e-n, to give one a slap.f.1) veil (cf. silkiblaka);2) fan.* * *1.að, to slap, Ann. 1394.2. neut. to wave, flutter, of the wings of birds, b. vaengjum, to flutter with the wings, Stj. 74: of the leaves on a tree moved by a soft breeze, lauf viðarins blakaðu hægliga, Barl. 161; austan blakar laufið á þann linda, Fornkv. 129; blakir mér þari um hnakka, Fms. vi. 376 (in a verse). In mod. usage, blakta, að or t, is freq. used of leaves, of the flaring of a light, ljós blaktir á skari, the flame flutters on the wick; hence metaph., öndin blaktir á skari, Snót 128; blaktir önd á brjósti, 121: the phrase, blaktir ekki hár á höfði, not a hair moves on one’s head.2.u, f. a veil of silk, Fas. iii. 337; a pan, Mar. 153: now also = blaðka, v. above s. v. blað. -
5 FÍFA
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6 kertis-rak
n. a candle-wick, Bs. i. 118, 306. -
7 Krysi-vík
f. a local name in Icel., no doubt qs. Kryci-vík, = Kross-vík, = Holy-rood-wick; from the Saxon form cruci, as in Hel. -
8 kyndil-mál
n. a candle measure, wick (?), Bs. i. 339. -
9 RÁK
I)n. wick of a candle.pl. rök, n. rakings of hay.from reka.* * *f. a streak, stripe, Rb. 524, freq. in mod. usage. -
10 snarka
að, to sputter, fizzle, of a light when the wick is damp. -
11 snerkja
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12 VÍK
(gen. víkr, pl. víkr), f. inlet, small bay; róa v. á e-n, to row one round, get the better of one.* * *f., gen. víkr, pl. víkr, [from víkja; Dan. vig], prop. a small creek, inlet, bay; vík gékk upp fyrir austan nesit en upp at víkinni stóð borg mikil, Eg. 161; þeir námu víkr þær er við þá eru kenndar, Landn. 236; í vík eina … hjá vík þeirri, 57; sá ek at í hverja vík vóru rekin brot af þessu tré, Fms. vii. 163; víkr ok fjörðu, Fbr. 14 new Ed.; tveim megin víkriunar, Fs. 143; margar víkr, 146; róa vik á e-n, to row one round, get the better of another; þætti mér mikit vaxa mín virðing, eðr þess höfðingja er á Hrafnkel gæti nökkura vík róit, Hrafn. 16 (metaph. from pulling in a race), Þjal. 48.II. freq. in local names, Vík, Víkr, Húsa-vík, Reykjar-vík, etc.: the name of Vík or Víkin was specially given to the present Skagerack and Christianiafjrord with the adjacent coasts; í Vík austr, í Víkinni, sigla inn, út Víkina, Fms. passim. The form - wick or - wich in British local names is partly of Norse, partly of Latin origin ( vicus); all inland places of course belong to the latter class.COMPDS: víkrbarmr, víkrhvarf, Víkmarr. -
13 kertirak
n. candle-wick. -
14 kveikr
m. wick of a lamp.
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